The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-29
TIE JEFF DAVIS JUBILEE.
Tho Speech BY Jackson Causes u Com.
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esed by Hon. Henry Il. Jackson Is the
aensation Of the hour, and 10 varlously and
excltedly commented upon. General
Jackson Is the ex.Minister 10 Mexico. Hs
WAS appointed by Mr.. Cleveland, and
served nearly up to the time Of tho sedg.
wick incident, and then resigned because
he was not sustained by the State Depart.
ment in bis demand for tho release OF the
American vessel seixsd by Mexlcans. He
is Of the blues. Of Georgia blood, aflllia.
ting with the Cobbs and that class Of
arlstocratic people Of the old regime,
He lives In 1ne style In Savannah.
and ia TerT:Ih1ential in the politics and
affairs ol the State. He Is understood TO
cheriah strong enmity to the adminlstra.
ton. The claim that General jackson
said some of the things that will create 60
much comment and criticism In the heat
OF oratory and the enthusiasm OF tho ou.
casion will not hold, for General jackson
went to the Office OF the Macon Iele0rqph
last evening and read proof OF his speech
and indorsed II ss correct. The speech &c
II was sent last night appeared in tho
Macon Telegraph; indeed, hoturnished the
manuscript Of tho speech. There were
three things Haid by General jackson
which we're most loudly cheered aud
which will excite much attention in the
North. Tho first WAS what ho said OF
slavery. 1i5T,E'
The second was hiH attack on the Con.
atitution, but tho enthusiasm awakened
by the following words was greater than
at any time: ,,lI
"In that triumphal procession Abraham
Lincoln shall not move aa the rightiul
President, but Jefferson Davis, the go.
called traitor leader OF q so.called 'lost'
cause. The memory OF these chains will
thrill along the awful line with power
never given 10 mortal eloquence. In that
silent but majestic march will move the
Confederate States Of America each
wearing her tsuth.atudded crown Of soyer-
eighty untarniahed." 5-1
1e.g 4 CANDIDATE FOR THE sEaAT..
It is believed that General Jac kson Is
candidate TO succeed Mr.. C,lquitt in the
United States Senate, and this speech is
deliberate bid for the election. It Is
known that be wrote letter when the
coming Of Mr.. Davis was decided upon,
virtually asking to be invited to make q
apesch on this OCCASION.
General jackson and Alexander Law.
ton, our present Minister to Austria, were
law partners in Savannah when Lswtou
and Joe Brown were rivals for the U. S.
Senate, and Brown was attacked because
he had, ag IN attorney, prosecuted the
Columbus priaoners in the Kuklux cases.
jackson eSpoused the causs OF Brown,
wrote letter indorsing and defending
him and severed his business relations
with Mr.. Lswton, breaking of partner.
ship that bad endured for thirty years.
1t is believed that Joe Brown proposes to
pay ths debt with his money and intlu.
ence to aid Jackson in downing Colquitt
and succeeding him. Jackson's speech is
the key note Of his campaign.
BY the way, the Union flag that was
ripped from the Joe Brown pike staff and
thrown into the mud is now in the
possession of Mr.. W. 3. Stephens, the cor
respondent OF the St. Louis Globe Demo.
cral, who will treasure It es o memento Of
the Swan song Of the Confederacy." as it
waB given out in advance this occasion
would be. It shows the rips where it was
torn from the tacks that held 1t and Is
we'll decorated with sacred soil.